In Defense of Being Pretentious—That Is, Matty Healy
In Defense of Being Pretentious—That Is, Matty Healy
The January REPORT
a NAR Collaboration
Reading
Eating
Playing
Obsessing
Recommending
Treating
ello all and welcome back to hell [school]. We hope that you had a fulfilling respite of a holiday season, and that your year of the Horse has gotten off to a promising start! In order to shine some much-needed light into all of our snowstorm-threatened lives, we decided to bless your web browser once again with our perfect-temperature takes. Enjoy!
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Reading
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Designboom articles
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Vigil by George Saunders
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White Noise by Don Delillo
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Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
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Ghost Fish by Stuart Pennebaker
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Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
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Turning Point by Andrew Cockburn in Harper’s
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Made in America by Sam Bodrojan in the LA Review of Books





Eating
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Salmon rice bowls
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BEC Bagel sandwiches
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Alfredo pasta
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Revolution Donuts
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Your friend’s leftover chili
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Your friend’s baked goods
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Rreal Tacos




Playing
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Pool (specifically at a pool hall)
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Reck rides
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Eating shit on the ice
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Going to GT women’s tennis games
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Blowing bubbles




Obsessing
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Jane Remover
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Natanya
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Corinne Bailey Rae by Corinne Bailey Rae
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Int*rnship applications
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Tears for Fears
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Awards season
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365 buttons
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Industry (S4)




Recommending
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Deep breaths
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Rowing machine meditations
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Writing letters
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Brokeback Mountain (2005)
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Old Rihanna
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George Clanton
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The Pitt (S2)
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Snack time with friends




Treating
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Pick-me-up Celsius @ 3pm
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Bagels
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Sterling silver rings
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CVS trinkets
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Big coats
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Taiyaki



